GA Printing history

After major renovation to the building and installation of all the equipment, the first papers rolled off the press in November of 1969.

Until 1975, GGP had one full time employee and printed weekly newspapers one or two days a week.

In 1977, GGP purchased additional equipment, hired more employees and began printing other types of newsprint related products.

Historic Black resources : a handbook for the identification, documentation, and evaluation of historic African-American properties in Georgia by Merritt, Carole.Call Number: E185.93.G4 M468 1984

In 1985, GGP purchased 14 acres on Highway 78, west of Crawford, built a 8,400 square foot building, and bought all new equipment at a cost of approximately $1m.

In 1987 GGP purchased a 17” x 22” single color sheetfed press and began printing basic commercial items such as flyers, newsletters, and football programs.

Georgia's Indian heritage : the prehistoric peoples and historic tribes of Georgia by White, Max E.Call Number: E78.G3 W55 1988Published/Created: 1988

In November of 1992, GGP purchased the equipment and customer files of an established printing company in Athens, Georgia and formed Piedmont Impressions as the sheetfed division of Greater Georgia Printers, Inc.

Screen printing originated in China almost 2000 years ago, when human hair was stretched across wooden frames to create a screen with attached stencils.

Red Book: American State, County & Town Sources by Alice Eichholz; Ancestry Publishing Staff (Contribution by)Call Number: CS49 .R44 2004ISBN: 1593311664Published/Created: 2004-06-01Organized state-by-state, the Red Book provides specific county and town record listings.